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ANYONE GOING TO CELEBRATE QUIETLY TONIGHT?

How are you going to celebrate NEW YEARS EVE? I am just going to have a quiet celebration tonight. Just my brother, sister, my ten cats and I. We will stay up late and nibble on finger foods. The only wine we have will be non alcoholic. (My body can't handle alcohol, and my sister can't have it on her medicine.) My parents will phone us when it turns to the new year over where they live. It will be 1:00 a.m. over here. Then I will probably come here, comment, then go to bed.

I don't always argue with her. Also, my brother and I get along well. My brother and I also realize that my sister would never be able to survive on her own. She is very disabled, and handles money very poorly. She also would not eat properly. She is a terrible cook, and would eat junk food all the time if left to her own devices. Also, non of us make enough money to live alone where we live. We have to live live close to Toronto because of our various illnesses. It is the only place I can get treatment for all my illnesses. In Dryden where I used to live, there is an extreme shortage of Doctors. Also there is no psychiatric help available there, and the nearest cancer clinic is about 400 miles away. So here I stay.

Me, my wife, my daughter, 3 dogs &amp; 2 guinea pigs will stay home safe and stuff ourselves on all kinds of snacks and listen to the sirens go by on the highway as the police and fire trucks rush to take care of all the amateur drunks out on the road tonight.

In work though but trying to get out of it before it hits 1am because there are people coming to our place after midnight to eat drink and generally be merry plus we wanna piss the neighbours off. We hate them :)

i'll be staying home with husband and kids. kids will be in bed by 9pm, we'll probably do the same thing we do every night...watch tv, get online, watch the ball drop, then go to bed. nothing exciting here.

We might watch a movie. If I had enough for bus fare, we could go into Toronto to watch the fireworks. But we had a few unexpected extra expenses this month and we are all somewhat broke. With everything that needs to be paid in January, I will be broke till the beginning of February.

I never cared for New Years Eves parties. Can't remember one that I ever had a good time at. Bunch of amateur drinkers getting drunk. Why? Because the year changed. Big whoop! To me, it's a stupid thing to celebrate. Just another day for me. But of course, commercialism drives it to what it is today and the masses believe that because of the hype, they are missing out on something. Just a nice quiet evening with my wife.

ME, ME! I will be sleeping. I turn into a pumpkin unless I am on DS and DS is stating to get on my hubby's nerves! We have no family so will just stay home away from the drunk drivers cuz we live too far from town.
Happy new year and enjoy your sister!

I miss traveling with my husband. Has anyone found a specific site regarding cruising for widow/widowers or any sightseeing trips. Not interested in being with couples and kids,,,I realize a cruise ship will have a portion size of families and couples, but perhaps they also put together a part of the cruise ship for groups of widows/widowers????

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